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Gloss very much, however much.
περ(A), enclit. Particle, adding force to the word to which it is added, prob. a shortd. form ofπερί(q. v.) in the sense of
A. very much, however much.—Chiefly Ep. and Lyr.; also in Trag. with relats. and parts.:
1. in Hom. freq. withAdj.andpart. ὤν, ἐπεί μ' ἔτεκές γε μινυνθάδιόν π. ἐόντα allshortlived as I am, Il. 1.352 ;φίλην π. ἐοῦσανib. 587 ; Ἰθάκης κραναῆς π. ἐούσης
3.201
: mostly concessive like καίπερ (q. v.),ἀγαθός π. ἐών howeverbrave thou art, 1.131 , al.; κρατερός π. ἐών
15.164
; κύνεός π. ἐών
9.373
;δουρικτητήν π. ἐοῦσανib. 343 ; μέγαν π. ἐόντα
5.625
: so in Trag., ἄελπτά π. ὄντα
A. Supp. 55
(lyr.); γενναῖός π. ὤν
S. Ph. 1068
Close Browse lexicon entries : with aSubst., ἀλόχῳ π. ἐούσῃ
: withAdj.andSubst., λιγύς π. ἐὼν ἀγορητής
: withκαίpreceding, καὶ κρατερός π. ἐών
, etc.: with thepart. ὤνomitted,φράδμων π. ἀνήρ howevershrewd, 16.638 ; κρατερός π.
;χερείονά π. 17.539 ;καὶ θεός π. A. Ag. 1203 , cf. 1084 : with parts.,ἱεμένων π.howevereager, Il. 17.292 ;καὶ ἀχνύμενός π. ἑταίρουgrievedthoughhe was for . . , 8.125 .
2. intens.,ἐλεεινότερός π. more pitiableby far, 24.504 ;μίνυνθά π. for averylittle, 1.416 , 13.573 ;ὀλίγον π. 11.391 ;πρῶτόν π. firstof all, 14.295 ;ὑστάτιόν π. 8.353 ;ὀψέ π. Pi. N. 3.80 : to strengthen a negation,οὐδὲ . . π. noteven, notat all, οὐδ' ὑμῖν ποταμός π. ἐύ̈ρροος ἀρκέσει
, cf. 8.201 , 11.841 , 21.410 , Od. 1.59 , 3.236 ; μή ποτε καὶ σὺ γυναικί π. ἤπιος εἶναι
3. to give emphasis, ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐτοί π. πονεώμεθα
; ἡμεῖς δ' αὐτοί π. φραζώμεθα
; σθένος ἀνέρος ἀμφότεροί π. σχῶμεν
: esp.at any rate,τιμήν π. μοι ὄφελλεν ἐλλυαλίξαιhonour (whatever else) he owed me, 1.353 , cf. 2.236 , 17.121 , 239 ; τόδε π. μοι ἐπικρήηνον ἐέλδωρ
: in imper. clauses with the pers. Pron.,ἀλλὰ σύ π. μιν τῖσον at all events, 1.508 : in the apodosis of a conditional sentence, εἰ δέ τοι Ἀτρεί̈δης μὲν ἀπήχθετο . . , σὺ δ' ἄλλους π. . . ἐλέαιρε
II. after Conjs. and relat. words, with which it commonly coalesces:
1. after hypothetical Conjs., v. εἴπερ .
2. after temporal Conjs.,ὅτε π.justwhen, Il. 4.259 , 5.802 , etc.;ἦμος . . π. 11.86 ;ὅταν π. S. OC 301 , etc.;πρίν π. beforeeven, Il. 15.588 .
3. after causal Conjs., v. ἐπείπερ, ἐπειδήπερ ; δι' ὅ τι π .justbecause, Hdt. 4.186 .
4. after relats., v. ὅσπερ, οἷός περ, ὅσοσπερ, ἔνθαπερ, ὅθιπερ, οὗπερ, ᾗπερ, ὥσπερ .
5. after the comp. particle, v. ἤπερ, ἠέπερ .
References Hom. Il. 1.352 587 3.201 1.131 15.164 9.373 343 5.625 A. Supp. 55 S. Ph. 1068 Il. 1.546 A. Th. 1043 Il. 2.246 15.195 16.638 21.63 17.539 A. Ag. 1203 1084 Il. 17.292 8.125 24.504 1.416 13.573 11.391 14.295 8.353 Pi. N. 3.80 Il. 21.130 8.201 11.841 21.410 Od. 1.59 3.236 11.441 Hdt. 6.57 Il. 10.70 17.712 21.308 1.353 2.236 17.121 239 8.242 1.508 9.301 11.796 12.349 Il. 4.259 5.802 11.86 S. OC 301 Il. 15.588 Hdt. 4.186 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1940), public domain text. Unicode conversion by Giuseppe G. A. Celano, gcelano/LSJ_GreekUnicode, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Source via Perseus Project, Tufts University.
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